From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Class
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Ascidiacea +
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| Common name is
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Sea Blisters +
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| Documentation requested
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false +
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| Family
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Ascidiidae +
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| Found at
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Whiting Harbor +
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| Genus
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Ascidia +
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| Order
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Phlebobranchia +
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| Origination status is
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Native +
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| Phylum
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Chordata +
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| Scientific name is
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Ascidia columbiana +
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| SpecificEpithet
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columbiana +
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| Summary
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This solitary tunicate was long lumped wit … This solitary tunicate was long lumped with the species [[Ascidia callosa|Sea Blisters (''Ascidia callosa'')]], but was reinstated by Gretchen Lambert in 2001. ''A. callosa'' is probably also present in the region, and ''A. columbiana'' differs from it in the following ways: 1: It has a dense circle of papillae around the siphons. 2: The edges of its tunic spread out in a thin sheet on the edges, whereas in ''A. callosa'' they are rounded. 3: Disection should reveal that the oviduct and sperm duct cross the bottom loop of intestine, rather than follow its edge.of intestine, rather than follow its edge. +
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| Synonyms include
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Ascidiopsis columbiana +
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| TaxonRank
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species +
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| TaxonRemarks
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Long lumped with Ascidia callosa +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Ascidia columbiana +
, Ascidia columbiana +
, Ascidia columbiana +
, Ascidia columbiana +
, Ascidia columbiana +
, Ascidia columbiana +
, Ascidia columbiana +
, Ascidia columbiana +
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| Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 08:55:33 +
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| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Ascidia columbiana +
, Ascidia columbiana +
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